Daily digest / ETH / 2026-10-07 · this week
ETH · Wednesday 7 Oct 2026 (UTC) · close
$2,586.54 -125.7 (-4.63%)
3rd straight down day$32.7M liquidated

Asian-session sell-off, losses pared into the close

A steady start gave way at 00:15 UTC and ETH slid $158 to $2,556. Put writers added the most fresh OI at $2,500 (+10,750 ETH). Call writers built positions at $2,600–$2,700, led by $2,620 (+6,053 ETH). Max pain held at $2,500 all session. PCR rose from 0.56 to 0.59.

Spot Max pain PCR 15-min · UTC
Open$2,712
High · 00:16$2,714
Low · 17:41$2,556
Avg PCR0.58
Max pain$2,500
Liquidations$32.7M

Key levels for the next session

$2,800 Call wall · 39,704 ETH OI resistance
$2,620 Fresh calls +6,053 ETH cap
$2,600 Fresh calls +5,882 ETH cap
$2,586.54 Close ●
$2,500 Max pain · Fresh puts +10,750 ETH · Put wall · 61,152 ETH OI magnet
$2,300 Fresh puts +5,359 ETH support

Where writers added today

$2,620
+6,053 ETH
$2,600
+5,882 ETH
$2,700
+4,632 ETH
$2,500
+10,750 ETH
$2,300
+5,359 ETH
$2,550
+4,609 ETH
■ calls   ■ puts · OI change from the first snapshot to the close, strikes near spot

Move vs what options priced

Next-day ATM straddle at open · IV 29.7%$43
Session range$158
One session moved 3.7× the next-day straddle's full priced move.

Last 6 sessions

10-02 $2,685 —
PCR 0.61
MP $2,500 10-03 $2,701 +16
PCR 0.59
MP $2,500 10-04 $2,740 +39
PCR 0.57
MP $2,500 10-05 $2,724 -16
PCR 0.56
MP $2,500 10-06 $2,712 -12
PCR 0.56
MP $2,500 10-07 $2,587 -126
PCR 0.58
MP $2,500

Max pain: strike where option buyers lose most at expiry. Fresh OI: positions opened this session. PCR: put OI ÷ call OI.

Descriptive summaries of recorded option-chain data. Not trading signals or advice. Disclaimer →

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